German 20th Motorized Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:combat_experience experienced heavy combat
gptkbp:combat_role defensive operations
offensive operations
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date remnants integrated into other units
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Kübelwagen
Panzer III tanks
Sd. Kfz. 251 half-tracks
gptkbp:fate surrendered to Soviet forces
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historical_context Nazi Germany's military expansion
gptkbp:historical_records extensive documentation available
gptkbp:historical_significance participated in major WWII campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 20th Motorized Division
gptkbp:insignia division insignia
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war military tactics
gptkbp:logistics motorized supply chains
gptkbp:motto “ Vorwärts!”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Motorized Division”
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_von_Radowitz
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:post_war_career influenced military doctrine
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategic_importance rapid mobility in warfare
gptkbp:subordinate_units Anti-Tank Battalion 20
Artillery Regiment 20
Panzergrenadier Regiment 20
Reconnaissance Battalion 20
Supply Battalion 20
gptkbp:training combined arms tactics
gptkbp:type motorized infantry
gptkbp:uniform Wehrmacht uniform
gptkbp:veterans surviving members post-war
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Krojanty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7